Audio Asylum Inmate ErikP's Home Theater System


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ErikP's Home Theater System
Last Update: April 29, 2001 at 10:15:00 IP Address: 63.36.152.97
Amplifier: Pioneer Elite VSX-26TX
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): None
Speakers: Magnepan 1.6QR (main)
Magnepan CC1 (center)
Magnepan MMG (rear)
Sunfire True Sub Jr. (LFE)
Yamaha YST-SW150 (Center Sub)
Sources:
CD Player/DAC: Pioneer DV-C503 (DVD)
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: DHLabs Silver Sonic Bi-Wire 8' pair (main)
DHLabs Silver Sonic Bi-Wire 6' (center)
DHLabs Silver Sonic 20' Pair (rears)
Audioquest interconnects for Coax:
- between DVD and Receiver
- between LD and Receiver
- between Receiver and subs
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): Monster Cable PowerCenter HTS1000
Room Size (LxWxH): 12' x 18' x 8'
Room Comments/Treatments: Carpet on wall for dampening behind center and mains
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Jazz (Diana Krall, Holly Cole, Patricia Barber)
Hard Rock (Staind, Tool, APC)
System Goals/Comments: Goal is to get a decent class B system. Bang for the buck. I started with the speakers, then moved to the wires and interconnects. It's time to work on the amplifier
System Strengths: Sound and Imaging
System Weaknesses: Starts to breakup over 85 db. Don't listen to it much over that, but with louder passages in movies (action scenes, etc) it happens
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector: Toshiba 32" (Upgrading when HDTV gets cheaper and more widely used)
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: See above
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): See above
Sources (DVD/VCR): Pioneer DV-C503
Pioneer CLD-D505 (LD)

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